The U.S. Department of Energy has offered a conditional commitment to loan $359 million to a solar-power project west of Phoenix that will sell power to a Northern California utility. Once granted, it will be the third loan guarantee from the DOE for major solar projects in Arizona. The project will create more than 300 construction jobs in the Phoenix market. Once complete, it will utilize solar panels made from one of Suntech Power’s Arizona factories. Read more.
